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The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...concept to you, but here are a couple of examples to help explain it. Chemical energy stored in food is transformed when you digest what you eat into a form of energy that your body can use as ‘fuel’. Solar energy, from the Sun, is used in photosynthesis by plants to create chemical energy that enables the plants to grow and to perhaps produce food for the previous...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Start writing fiction: characters and stories
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction: characters and stories

...concept of ‘sharing’ a life bizarre. He had mathematics, which filled up his time almost completely, so he wasn’t entirely sure what he wanted with a wife. Women seemed to him to be in possession of all kinds of undesirable properties, chiefly madness, but also a multiplicity of physical drawbacks – blood, sex, children – which were unsettling and other. Yet...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

...concept and sense of purpose often affected, and those in menopause feeling ‘invisible’ (Thebe, 2020). These effects can be the most difficult to identify and talk about. Now we will explore some of the most significant symptoms in more detail...Session 2: Symptoms and strategies: 1.1 The hot flush - The hot flush has become something of the butt of menopause jokes....
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Exploring sport coaching and psychology Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring sport coaching and psychology

...concept for many teenagers and one he says they find particularly useful. The other common topic is controlling emotions (e.g. nerves or frustrations) in sport. He explained how he encourages people to think about situations as less threatening and framing them as opportunities. This includes encouraging people to have less regard for what other people might think about...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Understanding musical scores
History & The Arts

Understanding musical scores

...concept of the piece to see what exactly he’s doing and why is he doing that? NAOMI: Do you ever think about the structure when you’re learning the piece? Is that part of your learning process? ALEXANDER: Yeah, I think so. I think in some cases, it might not be very important. But with Viennese classical style, I think it’s always very important to define the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Engineering: environmental fluids
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: environmental fluids

...concept of atmospheric temperature does not mean very much. The values describing the graph in Figure 1 vary a little around the Earth, but typically the sea-level mean (average) temperature is assumed to be 15 °C and the slope or gradient of the graph from zero to 11 km height in degrees per km change in height is −6.5 °C km −1. Above 11 km, the gradient is of...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
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Money & Business

Internships and other work experiences

...concept in more detail. [OUTDOOR SOUNDS] INSTRUCTOR What distinguishes great leaders from average ones? A factor that psychologists call emotional intelligence, also known as EQ. When Daniel Goleman analysed executives at nearly 200 companies, he found emotional intelligence was twice as important as both IQ and technical ability in driving performance. At the most senior...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Returning to STEM Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Returning to STEM

...concept that takes a holistic view of your life, including family, friendships, home and community as well as work. Now watch Sue as she introduces what you’ll be doing this week and tells you a little about what work–life balance means for her. SUE BLACK Hi. Welcome to the second half of the course, Returning to STEM, and congratulations on all your hard work so far....
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs